HMAN(1) HMAN(1)
NAME
hman - hypertext like manual.
SYNOPSIS
hman [xtoolkit-options] [-file fname] [man-options]
DESCRIPTION
I wrote this piece of software just to give show how to use the
HyperWidget(3X). It displays an manual page and highlight the
references to other Unix commands. Clicking on the highlighted text
will display the new manual page. You can type the key word/section
you are looking for in the appropriate text field. Pressing the enter
key will then display the new manual page. If In index toggle is on,
the display is the output of the man -k .. command. An history of the
100 last pages displayed is kept in memory and you can recall theses
pages with the "<<" and ">>" buttons. The Other button opens a file
as a manual page. The Clone button starts a new copy of hman. The
Search button searches a regular expression in the text.
OPTIONS
xtoolkit-options: the standard X/Motif stuff (-display, -xrm ...)
man-options: use the same option as your local man(1) command. -file
filename : reads manual page from file.
X RESOURCES
HMan*Hyper*zoomEffect: (on/off, default on) open a new page with a
"zoom" effect. HMan*Hyper*zoomSpeed: (integer, default 4) the speed
of the zoom effect. HMan*Hyper*highlightFont: (default "fixed") the
font used for the highlighted text. HMan*Hyper*normalFont: (default
"fixed") the font used for the normal text.
HMan*Hyper*highlightColor: (default "red") the color used for the
highlighted text. HMan*Hyper*normalColor: (default "black") the color
used for the normal text. HMan*Hyper*selectColor: (default "blue")
the color used to select text. HMan*Hyper*margin: (integer, default
10) the text margins. And the usual Motif resources.
SEE ALSO
man(1), nroff(1), troff(1), whatis(1)
BUGS
If the man command split a reference over two lines, hman does not
recognize it. hman was only tested on a Sun.
AUTHOR
Baudouin Raoult (mab@ecmwf.co.uk) October 91, with the help of
XDesigner 1.2
NOTE
There is no warranty for this program. hman is in the public domain.
- 1 - Formatted: December 15, 2025
